On This Day

Sunday, April 22, 1962

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 5 3 .625 --
Orioles 6 4 .600 0.0
Yankees 5 4 .556 0.5
Athletics 7 6 .538 0.5
Tigers 4 4 .500 1.0
Angels 5 5 .500 1.0
White Sox 6 6 .500 1.0
Twins 5 6 .455 1.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 1.5
Senators 2 6 .250 3.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 10 0 1.000 --
Cardinals 7 2 .778 2.5
Giants 8 4 .667 3.0
Dodgers 7 5 .583 4.0
Phillies 5 4 .556 4.5
Colt .45's 5 5 .500 5.0
Reds 5 7 .417 6.0
Braves 3 8 .273 7.5
Cubs 3 9 .250 8.0
Mets 0 9 .000 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julian Javier 5
1 Floyd Robinson 5
3 Lou Brock 4
3 Joe Cunningham 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 2
2 Ernie Banks 1
2 Yogi Berra 1
2 Jackie Brandt 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gino Cimoli 6
2 Marv Breeding 4
2 Woodie Held 4
2 Ken Hubbs 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Elder White 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Don Demeter 1
2 Chuck Hinton 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kaat 2.50
2 Bob Gibson 1.29
3 Red Witt 0.80
4 Joey Jay 0.71
5 Bob Veale 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barber 1
1 Gary Bell 1
1 Dick Donovan 1
1 Dick Ellsworth 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kaat 10
2 Bob Gibson 9
3 Gary Bell 6
3 Jim Coates 6
3 Bob Veale 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Anderson 1
1 Jack Baldschun 1
1 Frank Funk 1
1 Bill Henry 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Curt Flood .519
2 Rich Rollins .475
3 Floyd Robinson .467
4 Clete Boyer .448
5 Felipe Alou .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Norm Cash 6
2 Felipe Alou 4
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Jim Landis 4
2 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Floyd Robinson 19
2 Vada Pinson 18
3 Felipe Alou 15
3 Tommy Davis 15
5 Rich Rollins 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 5
1 Dick Howser 5
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Jose Pagan 3
3 2 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dean Stone 0.00
2 Bob Shaw 0.50
3 Joe Bonikowski 0.90
4 Steve Barber 1.00
4 Curt Simmons 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Donovan 3
1 Bob Friend 3
1 Ralph Terry 3
4 Steve Barber 2
4 17 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 23
2 Don Drysdale 19
3 Juan Marichal 18
3 Don Schwall 18
5 Ralph Terry 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Roy Face 4
2 Luis Arroyo 3
2 Dick Radatz 3
4 Jack Baldschun 2
4 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Norm Cash .357
2 Roberto Clemente .353
3 Vada Pinson .351
4 Elston Howard .345
5 Ken Boyer .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roger Maris 62
2 Mickey Mantle 52
3 Orlando Cepeda 48
3 Harmon Killebrew 48
5 2 tied 46

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Cepeda 148
2 Roger Maris 144
3 Jim Gentile 143
4 Rocky Colavito 135
5 Norm Cash 134

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Luis Aparicio 57
2 Dick Howser 42
3 Maury Wills 36
4 Jake Wood 31
5 Chuck Hinton 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Donovan 2.23
2 Milt Pappas 2.66
3 Bill Stafford 2.82
4 Don Mossi 2.92
5 Curt Simmons 2.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whitey Ford 24
2 Joey Jay 23
3 Frank Lary 22
3 Warren Spahn 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sandy Koufax 278
2 Camilo Pascual 217
3 Whitey Ford 210
4 Jim Bunning 200
5 Juan Pizarro 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Luis Arroyo 31
2 Roy Face 20
2 Hoyt Wilhelm 20
4 Stu Miller 19
5 Bill Henry 17